The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-29
THE METHODISTS.
Second Day of the Central Mis-
souri, Conference.
Among Other Things, a Visiting
Delegate Stirs Up The
Brethren.

opened yesterday morning IL . clOck
Immediately succeeding devotional
exercises of a half hour conducted by
Elder w. III. III. Brown. The al.
tendance of others than members was
not as large as on the first day.
After singing ga Charge to Keep
/ Have" and prayer by Bro. Lee, the
minutes of Thursday were read and
approved.
A communication in regard 10 the
Cannon school of theology. at AT.
lanta, Ga, was presented and read.
A supplementary letter from the Rev.
w. p. Thirkield, said that che
school could accommodate one yoo6g
man from this conference with Q
scholarship. The whole matter was
referred TO the committee on educa
lion.
The following visiting brethren
were formally introduced to the con.
ference: Rev. F. S. Beggs, psesid.
ing elder St. Louis conference; Rev.
b. st. James Fry, editor Central
Christian Advocate, St. Louis; Revs.
Cakes, Yechum, Martin and McDoD,
aid, of the A. NJ. E. church.
Rev. j. M. Madison, of the African
Methodist Episcopal church, st.
Louis, presented on behalf of his con.
ference fraternal greetings 10 the Cen.
trail Missouri conference. His re-
marks were of a nature, occasionally,
to stir up the members of the body
he addressed. The conference, at
the close of Mr.. Madison's remarks,
called on Rev. j. w. Hughes, of ST.
Louis, to reply, and this he did
briefly. His address was digni6ed
and the wrangle which seemed immi-
nent while Madison spoke did NH
come to pass. Rev Mr.. Jeffries also
made few pertinent remarks. Rev.
@. B. Abbott presented a resolution
that fraternal greetings with the A.
M. E. church end with the address of
Mr. Madison, but withdrew it at the
suggestion of the bishop and several
elders.
DIR. Fry, of St. Louis, was intro
duced and spoke TO the body in al
vocacy of the claims of the publica-
tion, of which he is editor, to support.
The hymn, blessed Be the Tie
that Binds" was sung by the confer
ence, led by Chaplain McCa5e.
Bishop Mallalieu addressed the
conference briefly, basing his remarks
on the speech of Mr.. Madison, the Wis
iting representative of the A. Nj. E..
conference. So far as the matter of a
white bishop over this colored confer
ence was concerned, it should be un-
derstood that the colored brethren
did not desire a colored bishop until
they could get man. who would rank
with the white bishops in such high
position. just as soon as the colored
people secured this man, then q col
ored bishop would be placed over
them. An elder in Ethe Methodist
Episcopal church was as good, any
how, as a bishop in the sister church-
es. The members of the Methodist
Episcopal church were brethren, no
matter of what color or race, and
they should be proud, not only that
they were Methodists and Christians,
but also Americans. His remarks
were enthusiastically received by the
conference.
Rev. G. w. Colby, Fayette, pre-
sented resolution that the Central
Christian Advocate of st. Louis be
adopted as the organ of the confer
ence, and that the Southwestern
Christian Advocate, Atlanta, be an
organ. Discussion ensued and the last
named paper was ordered commended
to the people, and the resolution as
amended, adopted.
The bishop presented a change in
the representation at the general con-
ference, which was ordered in 1884
to be voted On by the several confer
ences composing the larger body. The
change lessons the representation.
After some discussion the conference
voted unanimously against the change,
forty-six members voting. al
Rev. j. w. Brown, presiding elder
of the Rolla district. and Rev. w. H.
81. Brown, pres ding elder Of the
Lexington distric., presented their
reports, and were followed by the
elders of their respective districts, who
reported as 10 TO The spiritual and fin
anciai coalition of their charges.
When this business was concluded
Rev. j. NJ. Mitchell, of the Baptist
church, sedalia, was introduced as a
visitor.
Here Presid,lg Elder Mcdonald,
OF TIE Missou"i coofereDce, presented
a paper s;g lcd by bimse'f a1d Broth
ers Marco, YocbJm ald Oakcs, all